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a. Several reasons have been proposed to justify mergers. Among the more prominent are: (1) tax considerations, (2) risk reduction, (3) control, (4) purchase of assets at below replacement cost, (5)
a. Why might stockholders be indifferent to whether or not a firm reduces the volatility of its cash flows? b. What are six reasons risk management might increase the value of a corporation? c. What
The Verbrugge Publishing Company's 2016 balance sheet and income statement are as follows (in millions of dollars):Income StatementNet sales
a. (1) What are the major causes of business failure?(2) Do business failures occur evenly over time?(3) Which size of firm, large or small, is more prone to business failure? Why?b. What key issues
a. What are some types of real options?b. What are five possible procedures for analyzing a real option?c. Tropical Sweets is considering a project that will cost $70 million and will generate
What is a firm's intrinsic value? Its current stock price? Is the stock's "true" long-run value more closely related to its intrinsic value or to its current price?
When is a stock said to be in equilibrium? Why might a stock at any point in time not be in equilibrium?
Suppose three honest individuals gave you their estimates of Stock X's intrinsic value. One person is your current roommate, the second person is a professional security analyst with an excellent
Assume that you recently graduated with a degree in finance and have just reported to work as an investment adviser at the brokerage firm of Smyth Barry & Co. Your first assignment is to explain the
Explain the following statement: Although the balance sheet can be thought of as a snapshot of a firm's financial position at a point in time, the income statement reports on operations over a
Refer to the box titled, "The Balance Sheet of an 'Average' American Household" when answering parts a and b. a. Based on this evidence, has the financial position of the average household improved
How are management's actions incorporated in EVA and MVA? How are EVA and MVA interconnected?
The assets of Dallas & Associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment. The firm has total assets of $2 5 million and net plant and equipment equals $2 million. It has
For 2015, Everyday Electronics reported $22 5 million of sales and $18 million of operating costs (including depreciation). The company has $15 million of total invested capital. Its after-tax cost
W.C. Cycling had $55,000 in cash at year-end 2014 and $25,000 in cash at year-end 2015. The firm invested in property, plant, and equipment totaling $250,000. Cash flow from financing activities
You have just been hired as a financial analyst for Basel Industries. Unfortunately, company headquarters (where all of the firm's records are kept) has been destroyed by fire. So, your first job
Bailey Corporation's financial statements (dollars and shares are in millions) are provided here.Income Statement for Year Ending December 31,
The Davidson Corporation's balance sheet and income statement are provided here.Davidson Corporation: Income Statement for Year Ending December 31, 2015(Millions of
Henderson Industries has $500 million of common equity on its balance sheet; its stock price is $60 per share; and its market value added (MVA) is $130 million. How many common shares are currently
Over the years, McLaughlin Corporation's stockholders have provided $35,000,000 of capital when they purchased new issues of stock and allowed management to retain some of the firm's earnings. The
Britton Industries has operating income for the year of $3,000,000 and a 40% tax rate. Its total invested capital is $20,000,000 and its after-tax percentage cost of capital is 8%. What is the
Joe and Jane Keller are a married couple who file a joint income tax return, where the tax rates are based on the tax tables presented in the chapter. Assume that their taxable income this year was
Donna Jamison, a 2010 graduate of the University of Florida, with 4 years of banking experience, was recently brought in as assistant to the chairperson of the board of D'Leon Inc., a small food
Refer to an online finance source such as Yahoo! Finance or Google Finance to look up the P/E ratios for Verizon Communications and Walmart. Which company has the higher P/E ratio? What factors could
Differentiate between ROE and ROIC.
Profit margins and turnover ratios vary from one industry to another. What differences would you expect to find between the turnover ratios, profit margins, and DuPont equations for a grocery chain
Assume the following relationships for the Brauer Corp.:Sales/Total assets...................................1.5×Return on assets (ROA) ..........................3.0%Return on equity
Midwest Packaging's ROE last year was only 3%; but its management has developed a new operating plan that calls for a debt-to-capital ratio of 60%, which will result in annual interest charges of
Central City Construction (CCC) needs $1 million of assets to get started, and it expects to have a basic earning power ratio of 20%. CCC will own no securities, so all of its income will be
Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If a firm's expected basic earning power (BEP) is constant for all of its assets and exceeds the interest rate on its debt, adding assets and
The Petry Company has $1,312,500 in current assets and $525,000 in current liabilities. Its initial inventory level is $375,000, and it will raise funds as additional notes payable and use them to
Bartley Barstools has a market/book ratio equal to 1. Its stock price is $14 per share and it has 5 million shares outstanding. The firm's total capital is $125 million and it finances with only debt
Complete the balance sheet and sales information using the following financial data:Total assets turnover: 1.5×Days sales outstanding: 36.5 daysaInventory turnover ratio: 5×Fixed assets
A company has an EPS of $2.00, a book value per share of $20, and a market/book ratio of 1.2×. What is its P/E ratio?
Hilyard Industries's net income is $25,000, its interest expense is $5,000, and its tax rate is 40%. Its notes payable equals $25,000, long-term debt equals $75,000, and common equity equals
Ebersoll Mining has $6 million in sales, its ROE is 12%, and its total assets turnover is 3.2×. Common equity on the firm's balance sheet is 50% of its total assets. What is its net income?
Duval Manufacturing recently reported the following information:Net income......................................$ 600,000ROA.....................................................8%Interest
Part I of this case, presented in Chapter 3, discussed the situation of D'Leon Inc., a regional snack foods producer, after an expansion program. D'Leon had increased plant capacity and undertaken a
What is an opportunity cost? How is this concept used in TVM analysis, and where is it shown on a time line? Is a single number used in all situations? Explain.
If you deposit $10,000 in a bank account that pays 10% interest annually, how much will be in your account after 5 years?
Find the future values of the following ordinary annuities: a. FV of $400 paid each 6 months for 5 years at a nominal rate of 12% compounded semiannually b. FV of $200 paid each 3months for 5 years
Simon recently received a credit card with an 18% nominal interest rate. With the card, he purchased an Apple iPhone 5 for $372.71. The minimum payment on the card is only $10 per month. a. If Simon
It is now December 31, 2014 (t = 0) , and a jury just found in favor of a woman who sued the city for injuries sustained in a January 2013 accident. She requested recovery of lost wages plus $100,000
A father is now planning a savings program to put his daughter through college. She is 13, plans to enroll at the university in 5 years, and should graduate 4 years later. Currently, the annual cost
You want to buy a car, and a local bank will lend you $20,000. The loan will be fully amortized over 5 years (60 months), and the nominal interest rate will be 12% with interest paid monthly. What
You have applied for a job with a local bank. As part of its evaluation process, you must take an examination on time value of money analysis covering the following questions:a. Draw time lines
Suppose you have noticed that the slope of the corporate yield curve has become steeper over the past few months. What factors might explain the change in the slope?
Yields on U.S. Treasury securities were as follows: Term Rate 6 months.............. 5.1% 1 year................... 5.5 2 years.................. 5.6 3 years..................5.7 4
Suppose 2-year Treasury bonds yield 4.5%, while 1-year bonds yield 3%. r* is 1%, and the maturity risk premium is zero. a. Using the expectations theory, what is the yield on a 1-year bond 1 year
Interest rates on 4-year Treasury securities are currently 7%, while 6-year Treasury securities yield 7.5%. If the pure expectations theory is correct, what does the market believe that 2-year
Maria Juarez is a professional tennis player, and your firm manages her money. She has asked you to give her information about what determines the level of various interest rates. Your boss has
Which of the following bonds has the most price risk? Explain your answer. a. 7-year bonds with a 5% coupon. b. 1-year bonds with a 12% coupon. c. 3-year bonds with a 5% coupon. d. 15-year zero
Which of the bonds has the most reinvestment risk? Explain your answer. a. 7-year bonds with a 5% coupon. b. 1-year bonds with a 12% coupon. c. 3-year bonds with a 5% coupon. d. 15-year zero coupon
Discuss the following statement: A bond's yield to maturity is the bond's promised rate of return, which equals its expected rate of return.
It is now January 1, 2015, and you are considering the purchase of an outstanding bond that was issued on January 1, 2013. It has a 9.5% annual coupon and had a 30-year original maturity. (It matures
Lloyd Corporation's 14%couponrate, semi annual payment, $1,000 par value bonds, which mature in 30 years, are callable 5 years from today at $1,050. They sell at a price of $1,353 54, and the yield
Stocks A and B have the following historical returns: Year............. Stock A's Returns, rA........... Stock B's Returns, rB 2010........................... (18.00%)........................
Assume that the risk-free rate is 6% and the required return on the market is 13%. What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 0 7?
Assume that the risk-free rate is 5% and the market risk premium is 6%. What is the required return for the overall stock market? What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 1 2?
Discuss the similarities and differences between the discounted dividend and corporate valuation models.
This chapter discusses the discounted dividend and corporate valuation models for valuing common stocks. Two alternative approaches, the P/E multiple and EVA approaches, were presented. Explain each
Assume that today is December 31, 2015, and that the following information applies to Vermeil Airlines:• After-tax operating income [EBIT (1 -T)] for 2016 is expected to be $500 million.• The
Assume that it is now January 1, 2016. Wayne-Martin Electric Inc. (WME) has developed a solar panel capable of generating 200% more electricity than any other solar panel currently on the market. As
Assume that the risk-free rate increases, but the market risk premium remains constant. What impact would this have on the cost of debt? What impact would it have on the cost of equity?
The Bouchard Company's EPS was $6.50 in 2015, up from $4.42 in 2010. The company pays out 40% of its earnings as dividends, and its common stock sells for $36 00. a. Calculate the past growth rate
The following table gives Foust Company's earnings per share for the last 10 years. The common stock, 7 8 million shares outstanding, is now (1/1/16) selling for $65 00 per share. The expected
Here is the condensed 2015 balance sheet for Skye Computer Company (in thousands of dollars):2015Current assets .....................................................$2,000Net fixed
The Patrick Company's year-end balance sheet is shown below. Its cost of common equity is 16%, its before-tax cost of debt is 13%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. Assume that the firm's
What is a mutually exclusive project? How should managers rank mutually exclusive projects?
A company has a 12% WACC and is considering two mutually exclusive investments (that cannot be repeated) with the following cash flows:a. What is each project's NPV? b. What is each project's IRR? c.
Holmes Manufacturing is considering a new machine that costs $250,000 and would reduce pretax manufacturing costs by $90,000 annually. Holmes would use the 3-year MACRS method to depreciate the
You must analyze a potential new product-a caulking compound that Cory Materials' R&D people developed for use in the residential construction industry. Cory's marketing manager thinks the company
Hampton Manufacturing estimates that its WACC is 12.5%. The company is considering the following seven investment projects: Project................ Size..................IRR A....................$
The Severn Company plans to raise a net amount of $270 million to finance new equipment in early 2016. Two alternatives are being considered: Common stock may be sold to net $60 per share, or bonds
a. Given the following information, calculate the expected value for Firm C'sEPS. Data for Firms A and B are as follows: E(EPSA) = $5 10, ÏA = $3 61, E(EPSB) = $4 20, and ÏB =
a. 1. What is business risk? What factors influence a firm's business risk?2. What is operating leverage, and how does it affect a firm's business risk?3. What is the firm's return on invested
What is meant by catering theory, and how might it impact a firm's dividend policy?
Bowles Sporting Inc. is prepared to report the following 2015 income statement (shown in thousands of dollars).Sales.......................................................$15,200Operating costs
In 2014, Keenan Company paid dividends totaling $3,600,000 on net income of $10.8 million. Note that 2014 was a normal year and that for the past 10 years, earnings have grown at a constant rate of
Helen Bowers, owner of Helen's Fashion Designs, is planning to request a line of credit from her bank. She has estimated the following sales forecasts for the firm for parts of 2015 and 2016:May
Christie Corporation is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash conversion cycle. Christie's 2015 sales (all on credit) were
Carter Corporation's sales are expected to increase from $5 million in 2015 to $6 million in 2016, or by 20%. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2015. Carter is at full capacity, so its
Morrissey Technologies Inc.'s 2015 financial statements are shown here.Morrissey Technologies Inc.: Income Statement for December 31,
Krogh Lumber's 2015 financial statements are shown here.Krogh Lumber: Income Statement for December 31, 2015 (Thousands of
Refer to problem 17-1. What additional funds would be needed if the company's year-end 2015 assets had been $4 million? Assume that all other numbers are the same. Why is this AFN different from the
Refer to problem 17-1 and assume that the company had $3 million in assets at the end of 2015. However, now assume that the company pays no dividends. Under these assumptions, what additional funds
Austin Grocers recently reported the following 2015 income statement (in millions of dollars):Sales................................................................$700Operating costs including
At year-end 2015, total assets for Ambrose Inc. were $1 2 million and accounts payable were $375,000. Sales, which in 2015 were $2 5 million, are expected to increase by 25% in 2016. Total assets
Pierce Furnishings generated $2 million in sales during 2015, and its year-end total assets were $1 5 million. Also, at year-end 2015, current liabilities were $500,000, consisting of $200,000 of
.Assume that you were recently hired as Wilson's assistant and that your first major task is to help her develop the formal financial forecast. She asks you to begin by answering the following
In words, what is put-call parity?
A put option written on the stock of Ellis Enterprises (EE) has an exercise price of $30 and 9 months remaining until expiration. The risk-free rate is 5%. A call option written on EE has the same
The current price of a stock is $50, and the annual risk-free rate is 5.5%. A call option with a strike price of $46 and 6 months until expiration has a current value of $9.59. What is the value of
Which of the following events are likely to increase the market value of a call option on a common stock? Explain. a. An increase in the stock's price b. An increase in the volatility of the stock
Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Industries: Current stock price = $15.....................Exercise price of option = $15 Time until expiration of option =
The Zinn Company plans to issue $20,000,000 of 10-year bonds in March 2015 to help finance a new research and development laboratory. It is now early June, and the current cost of debt to the
Assume that interest rate parity holds. In the spot market 1 Japanese yen = $0.00982, while in the 90-day forward market 1 Japanese yen = $0 00983. In Japan, 90-day risk-free securities yield 2%.What
Anderson Australian Imports has agreed to purchase 15,000 cases of Australian wine for 4 million Australian dollars at today's spot rate. The firm's financial manager, Linda Wilson, has noted the
Early in June 1983, it took 245 Japanese yen to equal $1. In June 2014, that exchange rate had fallen to 102 yen to $1. Assume that the price of a Japanese-manufactured automobile was $9,000 in June
Table 19.1 lists foreign exchange rates for May 29, 2014. On that day, how many dollars would be required to purchase 1,000 units of each of the following: British pounds, Canadian dollars, EMU
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